packit on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "packit" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install packit on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall packit on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "packit" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone packit's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/packit.git 
            
                        
                ~/packit
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/packit folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/packit
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the packit package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1336430
Name: packit
PackageBaseID: 151965
PackageBase: packit
Version: 1.8.1-1
Description: network packet generator and capture tool
URL: https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/packit
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: keysym
Submitter: MarioMoura
FirstSubmitted: 1587791525
LastModified: 1697690665
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/packit.tar.gz